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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does get to Los Angeles after he is paroled in the chapter "Nation Time?"
(a) Airplane.
(b) He mom picks him up.
(c) He hitchhikes.
(d) His brother sends a taxi.

2. How does Kody feel about this cease fire that occurs in the "Epilogue?"
(a) He is happy.
(b) He is upset.
(c) He does not care about it.
(d) He has mixed feelings.

3. What does Muhammad say to Kody brother about their gang killings?
(a) He tells him to leave the service
(b) He says that he is justified in their gang actions
(c) He tells him that by killing black people, they are promoting their own race's self destruction.
(d) He asks him what the gang does for Kody.

4. How long does Kody serve in California state prison before he is paroled in the chapter "Nation Time?"
(a) Two years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Less than one year.
(d) About five years.

5. At the beginning of "Reconnected," what prison is Kody first sent to?
(a) Kern Valley.
(b) San Quentin.
(c) Folsom.
(d) Soledad.

6. At the end of the book, who does Kody blame for his decisions?
(a) Tamu.
(b) His former gang.
(c) Himself.
(d) His mother.

7. Why do Tamu and Kody need to go home when they are at the restaurant?
(a) Tamu is worried about their daughter.
(b) They are short $10 for the bill and go home to get it.
(c) Kody is not feeling well.
(d) Rival gang members show up.

8. How is Kody able to afford an apartment with Tamu?
(a) He gets a job from his mother's friend.
(b) He sells drugs.
(c) He works at the church.
(d) He works for Muhammad.

9. What is the name of the Crips' chant?
(a) Crip Chant.
(b) Brothers' Crip Cadence.
(c) Death to the Bloods.
(d) Universal Crip Cadence.

10. Why is Kody's cell block called 48 Hours?
(a) If you live the first 48 hours, you have a good chance of long term survival.
(b) The guards change their shift every 48 hours.
(c) It is cell block 4800.
(d) It is Kody's lucky number.

11. Why does Kody think B.N.C.O. appeals to the Crips?
(a) It is more violent.
(b) It has a gang mentality.
(c) Kody is the head of it.
(d) It is new and exciting.

12. Why does Kody feel out of place when he attends an Islam service with Muhammad in the chapter, "Tamu"?
(a) He is not religious.
(b) He does not know enough about Islam.
(c) He is dressed in gang clothes.
(d) He thinks everyone knows he was in jail.

13. What world community does Kody fear is becoming gang like?
(a) Russia.
(b) United States.
(c) China.
(d) Bosnia.

14. Who is Fred Hampton?
(a) An old guard at the youth facility.
(b) Muhammad's friend.
(c) Leader of the Back Panthers.
(d) Muhammad's father.

15. How does Tray Ball die?
(a) He is killed in a gang fight.
(b) He kills himself playing Russian roulette.
(c) Kody kills him for betrayl.
(d) He dies in jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to Kershaun at the end of the book?

2. In the chapter, "Tamu," what do the police find when they search Kody's home after he spends the day with Muhammad?

3. What ethnic group is winning the war in Folsom prison?

4. Who does Kody's mom want him to see upon his release from the Youth Facility in the chapter, "Tamu?"

5. In the chapter "Nation Time," who harasses Kody while he is driving with Tamu and his children?

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